Coronavirus LIVE | South Africa recorded 505 new Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths The cumulative number of Covid-19 cases identified in South Africa is now 3 992 449 after 505 new cases were... Read more 11 hours ago
World White House faces questions on Biden’s Covid status Washington – The White House faced intense questioning from reporters on Thursday over when Joe Biden last tested negative... Read more 17 Jun
Countries Morocco refuses entry to passengers on Covid-hit liner Rabat – Morocco has refused entry to passengers on a German cruise liner after some tested positive for Covid-19,... Read more 11 Jun
Countries ‘Covid is still here’ – Tito Mboweni expresses concern over South Africans flouting Covid-19 regulations Cape Town – South Africa’s former finance minister Tito Mboweni has expressed concern over people who attend large gatherings,... Read more 24 May
Countries Jewish pilgrims back in Tunisia after Covid absence Djerba – Hundreds of Jewish worshippers flocked to Africa’s oldest synagogue in Tunisia on Wednesday, reviving an annual pilgrimage after... Read more 19 May
Coronavirus Togo reopens its borders after two years Lome – The West African state of Togo said it would reopen its land borders on Tuesday after closing... Read more 17 May
Countries Rwanda scraps mask requirement in public Kigali – Rwanda has scrapped a requirement for face masks in public, easing its strict coronavirus restrictions. Rwanda’s vaccine... Read more 14 May
Coronavirus Global agencies must buy African-made Covid jabs, says Cyril Ramaphosa Johannesburg – South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday urged international organisations backing vaccination against coronavirus to start buying jabs... Read more 13 May
Business Senegal launches aid programme as global economic crisis hits Dakar – President Macky Sall on Tuesday announced “emergency” cash transfers to more than half a million Senegalese households... Read more 11 May
Coronavirus WHO says China’s zero-Covid strategy unsustainable Geneva – China’s flagship zero-Covid strategy to defeat the pandemic is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, adding... Read more 11 May